- House
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- Nov 07, 2020
Family Quotes
On heritage, closeness and the pull of family.
These quotes touch on family in different forms: a sports club described as having a family feel, and personal reflections on growing up within a close, sometimes insular, family circle. For devotional lines on family, see our Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was a normal childhood, like the childhoods of all children my age: going to school, playing in the street with friends, spending time at home with my family.
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was three or four, only football was in my head. I went 10 years, and nothing changed - only football, football, football. The strange thing is, nobody played football in my family before.
- Keep
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've kept all of my shirts that wore in the World Cup games, and I'll be giving them to my family to keep.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people have a lot of things going on in their life. You'll be walking past ten people in the middle of the day and not even notice, but someone might have a family member that died, or someone might be going through a hard time. Sometimes you're the only person that someone might see that lifts them up.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Just know that as long as your family thinks you're amazing, then you really are amazing.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my favorite times of year is around Christmas when my entire family gets together and we make tamales together. It's a full two-day event, and we create an assembly line. It's awesome because everyone has his or her own part in making the dish. It's so much fun.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Without my family, I'm nothing. They kept me in the right place. I believe that I'm the luckiest person in the country when I'm with them.
- Grateful
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm grateful to my family, friends and fans, who have supported me and stood by me.
- Marriage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever my family brought up the topic of my marriage, I'd joke that I would marry only a princess.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
During my days as a cricketer, I used to be so involved with the game, I never bothered to look after my family.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the toughest phase of life is over, and I don't wish it on anyone. My family has gone through a lot, and I don't want to dwell on the past.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a strong believer in God. It could be because of my upbringing and my family environment.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in an isolated town, out in the middle of the Mojave Desert in the middle of a naval base. My family was one of the only South Asian families in this town. We felt it. We knew.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love my characters like family and cannot wait to share more of their story with readers.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020